Mass of the Catechumens

LOW MASS WITH
ONE SERVER

P. signifies PriestS. signifies
Server

Preparation
for Mass

Before
Mass, place the water and wine cruets, the finger towel and bowl on the
credence table, which is on the Epistle side. Place the bells and the
prayer card for the prayers after Mass on the second altar step on the
Epistle side. Place the closed Missal on the Epistle corner of the
altar with the ribbons to the left.

Procession

To signal the beginning of Mass, ring the
bell in the sacristy. Once you reach the Center of Altar, take
Priest’s biretta, genuflect as the Priest genuflects. (If the
Blessed Sacrament is not reserved at the altar, the priest bows while
the server genuflects). Take the biretta from the priest and place it
on the Priest’s bench. Return to the altar, genuflect as you
pass the center of the Altar, turn left and stand about two feet left
of center. After the priest places the veiled paten and chalice at
center of the Altar, he opens the Missal, returns to center of the
Altar, bows, returns to lowest step at center of the Altar, with the
altar server to his left.

When the priest descends the altar steps he
genuflects (or else the priest bows if saying Mass at an altar where
the Blessed Sacrament is not reserved) and the server kneels and the
Mass begins.

Prayers
at the Foot of the Altar

S. Make
the Sign of the Cross with the Priest as he says:P:
In Nomine
Patris, et Filii, et
Spiritus Sancti. Amen.

S:
If the priest wishes, slightly lift the front of his Alb as he ascends
up to the Altar. Stand, turn
left, move towards
the edge of the Gospel Side, turn right and kneel on the bottomstep.
Make the Sign of
the Crossas
the Priest begins the Introit:

P:Benedicta
sit
sancta Trinitas...S:
Make a simple bownear
the
end of the Introit when the Priest
says the words "Gloria
Patri…"At
the middle of the
Altar after the reading of the Introit,
say the Kyrie with the priest as follows:

P: Per Dominum
Nostrum, make a simple bow when the
priest says: Jesum
Christum... Per omnia saecula saeculorum.

S:
Amen.

Epistle

P: Lectio
Epistolae…

S: When
the left hand of the priest touches
the Altar to signal end of Epistle sayDeo
Gratias.

Holy
Gospel

S:Rise, turn
right and go to the Missal on the Epistle corner, genuflecting when
passing the center of
Altar.
When the Priest moves, ascend the steps on the Epistle
side, pick up the
Missal, bow to the
priest and transfer the Missal to Gospel side,
genuflecting in the center.

If
there is a homily the priest descends the
altar. Genuflect and go to your place. If there is no homily,
immediately kneel on Epistle Side.

Credo

P:
Credo in unum Deum...

S: Make
the simple bows when the priest does during the Credo.Make
a deep bow when the priest genuflects at: ...ET
INCARNATUS EST... and make the sign of the cross with the
priest at the end of the Credo.